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mutti

fem nom sg of mutti (noun); fem voc sg of mutti (noun)

1. liberation; freedom; emancipation; release; epithet of Nibbāna
2. (of penalty) exemption; pardon; excuse (for); lit. release

Built from

• mut — root · release, let go
  From √muc (Sanskrit muc-). The root sense is physical removal or displacement; in doctrine, liberation from bondage or the fetters of craving.
• ti — ending · abstract noun (feminine -ī stem)
  The -ti ending (or -ī in nom sg mutti) nominalizes the root, forming an abstract feminine noun denoting the action or state of release.

Etymology. From √muc 'to release, let go' (Sanskrit muc-, cognate with English 'muck' in the sense of 'to muck out' = remove, and Latin movēre 'to move away'). The ī-stem noun mutti denotes the action or state of release. In Buddhist doctrine, especially freedom from suffering and rebirth (nibbāna being the supreme mutti).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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